Memo.No.151/A&I/2020 Dt:17/01/2021
Sub : School Education – COVID–19 – Reopening of Schools in a graded manner
and Learning with Physical/Social Distancing for the academic year 2020-21 –
Opening of Class VI – Certain instructions issued – Regarding.
Ref: 1) G.O.Rt.No.216, School Education (Prog.II) Dept., GoAP.,
Dt:01.11.2020. 2) G.O.Rt.No.229, School Education (Prog.II) Dept., GoAP.,
Dt:23.11.2020. 3) This Office Circular No.191/A&I/2020, Dt:03/11/2020 4)
Govt. Memo No.ESE01-SEDNOCSE/1324/2020-Prog.II, Dated:13- 12-2020.
The attention of the Regional Joint Directors of School Education and the
District Educational Officers in the State is invited to the reference 5th
cited and informed that the undersigned has been accorded permission for
reopening of
class VI from 18th January 2021 in partial
modification of the orders issued in the G.O 2nd cited. (i.e.,
Class 6th, 8th & 10th on One day and Class 7th, 9th & 10th on
alternative day) keeping in view of the constraints of the space in schools.
Further,
schools will function for half a day (09.30 A.M to 01.30 P.M) for class 6
also till 31st January,
2021 as per the SCERT Academic Calendar
Therefore, all the under mentioned officers are requested to ensure strict
enforcement of guidelines/ Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all
activities in the schools issued by the Union/ State Governments for strict
compliance on COVID-Appropriate behavior such as, wearing of masks, keeping
social distancing etc., in the schools without fail.
